oldshurst442

10 minutes ago, dfelt said:

Why oh why does Austin Texas Exist?

Here working DellEMC World trade show. 8:30pm, 88 degrees and 90% humidity. Talk about sucky, sticky, heat. So glad to fly home tomorrow.

Tex mex food is good.

El Penole, fajita enchiladas with mexican corn and broccoli's. 

Grande top shelf margarita plus chips with hot salsa amd guac dip.

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88 degrees and 90% humidity. Talk about sucky, sticky, heat.

Montreal's forecast starting tomorrow night and for the next 3-4 nights...

Around the 30 degrees Fahrenheit area...

I usually accept this transition this time of year. I embrace it even, but Ill take 88 degrees and 90% humid sucky, sticky heat any day of the week compared to ice cube territory weather.

Ill do a second one:

Part 1 stays the same

Part 2:

Since my uncle gave me a Cadillac,  and I really really want a REAL Cadillac, then my hand is forced to get myself a REAL Cadillac...

1990-1991 Fleetwood Brougham D'Elegance

Id keep the exterior stock....fatter tires maybe, as fat as those rims could take.  The interior too would stay stock:

Now....for the rest of the stuff....Id try and do some magic here...

Id take a scrapped 2006-2009 Cadillac STS-V or XLR-V and borrow its

 4.4 liter CADILLAC supercharged Northstar engine:

The magnetic shock suspension:

And every other piece of modern hardware that is under the STS or XLR's undercarriage to bring the Fleetwood into today's world. And if that proves to be too much horsepower upgrade for this thread, then a regular RWD 320 horsepower 4.6 liter Northstar will do.

Then we will do another Oldsmobile. A small one:

We would take a 2.0T LTG 4 cylinder crate engine or from a Buick Verano or Buick Regal and just enjoy that Oldsmobile as if the brand never went away...in Greece.

Yes. Id take this car to Greece to enjoy it over there (engine displacement taxes to worry about and this little ecotec engine could be serviced at any Opel dealership) while the Fleetwood would travel back and forth to Montreal and  Key West Florida.

Ahhhhh, the Florida Keys....

Greek beaches or the Florida Keys....THAT is where its at!

Part 1

This ATS:

Whatever that ATS-V may be...

I dont track cars so the Carbon Black Edition is off the table. If there is a softer riding V coupe but with this look then that is what I want. A regular ATS does not fit my definition of a "real" Cadillac but I do like the Boy Racer look of the ATS V sedan or Coupe. I prefer the Coupe because it looks bold enough to be a "real" Cadillac.

Part 2:

Im an Oldsmobile type guy....this is tough....

OK....Ill do a 1983 Hurst/Olds or a 1987 Olds 442 redone:

I wouldnt change a damned thing on it on the exterior. T-Tops are a must.

On the inside. Id just leather it up but keeping the same look.

Under the hood. Id try and find a decent early 2000s LS1 from either a F-Body or Pontiac GTO and drop that under the hood. 320-350 HP/ 345ish ft. lbs torque should be enough motorvation for this chassis. That and I want the displacement to be 350 cubic inches. (Yes, I know, the LS1 falls a tad short of 350...but using the Metric system, it still is 5.7 liters.) 

Beefier brakes and better suspension to handle the power upgrade is a must and for it to handle a bit better that for what it was stock....not bad for back in the day but not what we are used to in 2016 on our modern cars.

Second car. Oldsmobile Intrigue

We take a Buick Lacrosse Super:

We borrow its FWD transverse 5.3 LS engine and its bilstein shocks and add it to the Intrigue.

Then we make the Intrigue look like this:

Then we travel to Banff Alberta or Whistler British Columbia.

Or we travel to Fort Sumner New Mexico to see where William H. Bonney aka Billy the Kid was buried...and we do all kinds of Old West visits to see where all those famous Cowboy outlaws rode their horses...

The next 2 cars are in hindsight that the great American V8 affordable car will eventually die off!

Back in 1999, I wanted a classy car. A coupe but classy. There was no Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme coupe and the Intrigue was sedan only. Hello Alero is what I said.

I did own a 1989 Firebird V6 so a Trans Am at that point in time was off the table....not classy for me at that point in time

I should have bought this instead though...

I had the cash and I was a single guy with NO girlfriend to become a wife anytime soon. However, I might not be alive today....185HP/205 ftl-lbs torque versus 320ish HP/345ish ft-lbs...

And in 2005, I needed a family car to which I found a woman who could stand me in 2000 so I traded in that Alero for a 2005 Impala Supercharged SS.  I had rented a Chrysler 300C to which I loved but RWD in Montreal aint ideal...

I wish I bought that 300C...

Ive had a couple of cars slip away from my hands in my day...

A co-worker of mine had a mint early 1970s Toyota Celica manual transmission. Green like this one.

I dont remember if it was a GT like in the pic, nor do I remember what was under the hood but it was a fun car to drive around in. I learned to drive manual in that car. He was selling.

A college buddy had a 1989 2.8 liter red T-Top Firebird auto.

I went with the Firebird because :

1. T-Tops

2. Automatic

I wonder today what it would be like to own that little Toyota. I LOVED the Firebird,but I was truly smitten with the Celica.

After I wrapped the Firebird around a traffic light pole, I had a chance to buy myself a beater 1960 Chevrolet Impala. My dad did not want for me to buy it as he was afraid it would be a money pit. So we bought a 1994 Pontiac Grand Am GT together instead....

It was a  coupe but  the condition of it was similar to this one below...same colour too...

It had the original hub caps, was selling only for $2000 CDN in 1994. Considering I gave my dad 5000 for the Grand Am not a bad price...

HMMMMM.....1994 FWD N-Body versus a rock-n-roll American cruiser....

I REGRET THAT decision...I would have driven my dad's car anyway had the Impala died on me....but my dad wanted to punish me as I totaled his 1986 Celebrity at the same time I wrecked my Firebird a couple of months apart...

And finally, around 1999 or 2000, an American customer of mine (I own a restaurant and he just moved  to Quebec, the poor fellow....) had a 1970 Dodge Challenger he wanted to get rid of. It was EXACTLY like the General Lee only it was black and it did not have the ram bars up front. It had the 318 under the hood. He was the 3rd owner and it was a Southern car. I think he was from North Carolina and the car was from there too. No rust on it, but...

 Paint was faded and looked all right. But It had tons of bondo in certain places and THAT scared me NOT to buy it. I wish I did though.

It looked like this. He was asking $7000. I could have negotiated the price but all that bondo scared me off.

I edited the post above and it cleared my link...

The cars above could be posted in this thread here:

https://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/topic/85617-beautiful-cars-appreciation-thread/

Hey Boys!

Those cars could be posted in this thread right here:

Feel free to share...

PS: Im jealous with all the action in the Crazy Uncle Dream car garage and the kick yourself in the butt thread....Im at work and its busy so I cant post any of my thoughts until I get back home!!!

I need to plan this one out carefully.

5 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

As did I!

Made in Canada by a joint Italian/American venture on a platform that was designed by German engineers back in the day.

Your sex kitten says Eh, drinks Molsen and watches Toronto and Montreal play Hockey.

"Molson"

From the Ontario (Toronto) side of things....they think that the biggest rivalry in hockey is the Toronto-Montreal rivarly, but in the Quebec (Montreal) side of things, the Boston Bruins are the real deal rivalry..

This clip was made in 2011...other crap has happened since then...

And if you know hockey history over the ages, you will appreciate this clip

Part of the reason why I came back posting in here is you Mr. Horse with No Name

Frisky and CCAP make it fun and you posting in these threads is what made me come back!

It seems like you have brought in some  happiness that is needed to make these kinds of threads fun for everyone!

I dont like grey cars. In the era that I grew up in, a teenager in the mid 1980s, grey was old fogey colour.

My dad bought a grey 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity. When I got my driver's license, that was my ride...Its a good thing the chicks loved my sexy smile and my Greek God beautiful face ....but as soon as I got money in the pockets, I bought myself a used fiery red Firebird!!!

(hey look, that old geezer has a grey car!!!)

Besides....sports cars are supposed to be flashy....neon yellow and orange and red that screams for people to take notice!

The ONLY grey/silver car Id drive with pride is this:

Maybe this one....MAYBE...

If that is the case...then how much does a Mustang GT350 top out at?

Because that is another choice Id prefer!

A Hellcat goes for that much???!!!

I thought they topped out at $60 000 US or so.

Take that sour Kraut German outta my face...give me some good 'ol American apple pie!

@A Horse With No Name

visually and audibly, the Hellcat is a sex kitten!

6 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

I'll make fun of mini vans as much as thas next car guy but they really are one of the most practical vehicles out there if you have more than 2-3 passengers and luggage. 

Just givin @oldshurst442 a hard time! 

I not about to give up my man card that easily...

I saw this  meme on the internets.

Ok Ok....I promise to man the phoque up!

3 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

And a minivan makes an infinite amount of sense.  Which is why a complete idiot like me would do it in a vintage Thunderbird two seater or a vintage land Rover or something equally practical.

That is funny!

I am NOT doing a Mercedes C63 S Coupe. I dont like it.

A  Vette also fits the price range, but Im typically not a Vette guy either. I dont want to keep this M4 competition edition and Im getting desperate to find a car...but then it hits me....

A car from BMW itself that I could go for....as much as it pains me to use ANY BMW in this type of thread...this BMW has grown on me quite a bit...

650i coupe please.

Sorry @ccap41
But if Clark Griswold ends up with a minivan in the end

,and he is the ULTIMATE family guy...and he could get Christie Brinkley naked with that god awful Metallic Pea Family truckster

Then I could DEFINITELY drive across the USA in a Chrsyler minivan holding  my head up high!

Okay, Im doing 2 scenarios for this. You know, for entertainment purposes.

In both scenarios, the used car will be the same. Because I own one....its comfy, fast, agile and it works well for both scenarios. Its big for a family and it hauls ass if I it needs to be and its luxurious enough to spend 2-3 weeks on the road and its reliable.  Ive used this google thingy to find how much a used 2012-2014 Acura TL SH-AWD might go for in the USA and I found out that its a match...so....

2012-2014 Acura TL SH-AWD

Now...this is where the fun begins:

If Im doing the family thing going cross country to Walley World and back...

then a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is my choice. Not quite the Family Truckster Antartic Blue Super Sports Wagon versus the Metallic Pea station wagon...but a minivan is probably the best bet for stuff like this when real fullsized BOF American land yachts arent available.

But....

If Im doing a Gumball Rally/Cannonball Run/Bull Run thing...

Then Im choosing a black Charger Scatpack

in a cop car disguise

much like the cop car in the movie The Gumball Rally

Cool thread idea!

Id do a combo of both.

What????!!! What do you mean by that???!!!

Well...Id go to Year One and order one of these three body shells from Dynaorn...brand spanking new engineered to spec to the originals but even better built than the originals:

Obviously Id do Oldsmobile 442 or Hurst/Olds above all else but a 1969 Trans Am or 1970 Dodge Challenger would do.

Floor pans, fenders even modern LED tail lights and headlights could be ordered from Year One. The only downside to an Oldsmobile clone may be that I still may need a Cutlass donor car to complete the rest of the skin as the skeleton body shell really is meant for a Chevelle and the fenders and such from Dynacorn and Year One are for Chevelles.

Modern brakes and suspensions and crate engines could be ordered from just about anywhere...complete with the proper ECUs, sensors, computers and wiring harnesses.

Modern reinforced frames from Art Morrison or Schwartz Performance to house modern multi-link suspensions would be the route Id take.

So I could create  a clone 1969 Trans Am with a modern LT1 engine, or a clone 442 with a LS7 or a clone 1970 Challenger with the 6.2 supercharged modern Hemi creating a 1970 Hellcat...

Viva los Cowboys!

With that being said, I really really like the Packers' throwback uniform...

@Frisky Dingo  @ccap41 @A Horse With No Name

Thanx guys!

I have made 2 lists that way and Im sticking with them!

Both Cadillacs CT6 and CTS will probably be a choice for me here.

But..Id like to add a  car that could very well be overlooked here.

The Lincoln Continental

I dont care how one views this car. I myself has been very harsh on it. But in this price range, it could be the one to own...(if one is looking for a nice, plush and quiet ride)

Came to visit after a long hiatus and I see this thread. cool.

OK...I see that the rules could be interpreted slightly differently than what Mr. Frisky intends. And I sometimes circumvent these rules, but Ill try not to. Ive got back up cars just in case.

1. 1969 Hurst/Olds 

and if it dont fit the rules....Ill go with another A-Body from the same year but from Chevy.

1969 Yenko Chevelle.

But I cant see how the Oldsmobile should be denied. Its a car that Oldsmobile and Hurst collaborated together to take a standard Cutlass, that was already transformed into a 442, eliminate the 400 cubic inch engine and shoehorn a 455 HO. And Hurst would just build upon the W-30 package... as per regulations, the Hurst/Olds is a legit entry.

2.  2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 Collector's Edition

or a 1999 30th Anniversary Edition. Same Thing.  I prefer the yellow but Ill do the white and blue stripes if I have too.

3. 2017 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato

Like the Oldsmobile, this car is based on a "lesser" model in the Vanquish and is limited to 99 cars.

If this one gets bounced, which it should not, Ill do the 2016 Corvette C7R edition. (Which is basically the same principle as the Zagato...)

4. 1966 or 2016 Hertz Ford Mustang

Preferably the 1966 GT350H

but the 2016 GT-H edition aint too shabby either...

And finally, the last choice is kinda like the 1969 Olds and the 2017 AM in that this next choice is based on a lower trimmed car, the Regal in which was already muscle-fied into a Grand National and for a last big bang hurrah edition, the GNX was born in 1987. Only 547 were built.

5. 1987 Buick GNX

If this gets denied, then its an easy choice. Ive swapped one for the other in other DCG threads. Same engine but improved on an F-Bodied Pontiac. The 1989 25th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am which also happens to be an Indy 500 pace car edition. 2 for the price of 1.

You know I love these Frisky. I do this one with a side order of songs accompanying my choices

1935 Duesenberg SSJ Speedster. Because sometimes, I like to be Puttin' on the Ritz and what better way to do that than to try hard to be like Gary Cooper.
 Yeah, my choice is his very own Duesy.  Or Clark Gable's....that would be the red accented one.

1968 or 1969 Corvette L88 or ZL-1

Why Def Leppard Hysteria? Beause Corvettes are in the video and Rick Allen the drummer got his arm amputated because he crashed his 1984 Vette back in England.

1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda  426 convertible

You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn to the wick
Oooo, Barracuda, oh yeah

Slick Black Cadillac...but preferably in blue...1957-1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

I could have gone with Pink Cadillac by Springsteen or Aretha but I feel like Quiet Riot is more to my groove right about now.

1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder

ooooooh yeah...

1 hour ago, Cmicasa the Great said:

 

 

Of course U weren't saying anything like this when the Focus EV first showed up.. Dude.. EV is the way of the future.. Its inevitable even if its eventually off the grid and charged up via the Sun. We are dinosaurs in the making... and the kids these days would rather sit in a chair and simulate driving than get out to the real track. Not all.. but a vast majority and growing. Having the ability to drive an emission free, non-gas using vehicle that doesn't require the type of maintenance a combustible engine requires has to be the end all be all. In terms of range... in just 6 years we have gone from 83 all EV miles to 240 in the mainstream... for under $35K. $h! is only gonna continue to improve.. and I'm betting on 400 Miles by 2020, or just 3 years away. At that point... range anxiety is dead.. or at least put on serious hold. Once they have a real EV Charging infrastructure available then we are looking at a true migration over to the tech. 

The problem exists as long as 168,000 gas stations are available vs 9,758 electric charging stations. The problem further extends when one realized that 5 cars can fill-up with gas by the time one Tesla, for example, can be half charged in 20 minutes. Talk about exacerbation. What that does is essentially reduce the availability of those charging stations down to 1951 at a given time waiting for the charge to get there.

It takes a complete infrastructural change to make EVs work for mainstream. It must be available and as easy as twisting the cap, squeezing the handle and hanging it back up in less than 5 minutes. I won't even get into the fact that the oil companies finally have awoken... and gas prices are as low at $2.20

LET ME SCREAM:

Ive been saying THAT for the longest time:

"Having the ability to drive an emission free, non-gas using vehicle that doesn't require the type of maintenance a combustible engine requires has to be the end all be all. In terms of range... in just 6 years we have gone from 83 all EV miles to 240 in the mainstream... for under $35K. $h! is only gonna continue to improve.. and I'm betting on 400 Miles by 2020, or just 3 years away. At that point... range anxiety is dead.. or at least put on serious hold. Once they have a real EV Charging infrastructure available then we are looking at a true migration over to the tech. 

The problem exists as long as 168,000 gas stations are available vs 9,758 electric charging stations."

As far as waiting in line for charge times and not enough of charge stations exists and reports of Tesla owners or even Leaf and Volt owners abusing the system leaving their cars to charge all day long...we act as though gasoline powered cars never had this problem....even with 168 000 gas stations across the land...

I promise you folk, this is REALLY the last time I post at Cheers and Gears...(I read to get info) but Ill stop giving my opinion as it means nothing to some of you...times a-wasted on my end...